By Kevin McCauley
Dan Klores Communications is pitching the Committee to Save New York, a group of real estate and financial interests formed to promote New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo's call to slash the $10B Empire State budget deficit via spending cuts and givebacks on union contracts.
Cuomo declared that New York is in financial crisis, and vowed to transform it into a business-friendly state.
The Committee has established a $10M war chest to push its belief that New York can't live beyond its economic means. It has tapped ASGK Public Strategies, the firm of White House advisor David Axelrod, to develop messaging and political advertising.
Committee leadership includes executives from Tishman Speyer Properties, Partnership of New York City, CB Richard Ellis, Business Council, Related Companies and Durst Organization.
DKC managing director Bill Cunningham is repping the Committee. He is well-connected in New York politics.
Cunningham served for five years as New York Mayor Mike Bloomberg's communications director. Earlier, he was on the staffs of Govs. Hugh Carey and Mario Cuomo, and was chief of staff for the late Sen. Daniel Patrick Moynihan.
The Committee received a PR setback last week with the resignation of Richard Parsons, Citigroup chairman and former Time Warner CEO, who reportedly stepped down under pressure from public employee unions.
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